Punjab Kings (PBKS) lock horns with Mumbai Indians (MI) as Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl first in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the IS Bindra stadium in Mohali on Wednesday (May 3).
“I asked Shikhar Dhawan what to do. He said bowl first, so we will bowl first. It's a good pitch, we have chased down targets pretty well, so will stick to our strengths. You always want to have a score in front of you on such pitches. It's important to keep the balance, we have played enough IPL games, things can change quickly. You can see how tight the table is. It's important to focus on what we can do as a team. It's all about coming fresh into the game and try to execute your plans. We have one change, Merdith is injured. Akash is in,” MI captain Rohit said after winning the toss.
“We would have bowled first. I feel the wicket looks good, it's not dry, won't change much. It's good to bat first and post a big total, looking forward to it. We keep the energy calm and relaxed. Mentally you need to be relaxed, as a leader I need to make sure of it. Short and Ellis come in. Rabada is out,” PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan said after the toss.
Head-to-Head
Matches - 30
Punjab won- 15
Mumbai won- 15
Pitch report
“It's pitch number 4, this is one of the highest scoring venues. It's the same surface that was used for PBKS vs RCB, match 27. There's some good coverage of grass on the wicket, but there are some bad patches, so it might be two-paced. Teams winning the toss are expected to chase here,” Simon Katich analysed the pitch.
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Arshad Khan.
MI impact subs: Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Vishnu Vinod, Ramandeep Singh, Tristan Stubbs.
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan(c), Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.
PBKS impact subs: Nathan Ellis, Sikandar Raza, Atharva Taide, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh.
MORE ON SPORTS TAK:
'It shouldn't happen to Kohli': Harbhajan Singh's earnest appeal to Team India selectors
'He's a 'todu' player, can enter Indian team any time': Shastri makes big prediction on PBKS' explosive batter
